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Woodside School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Clifton Road, Aberdeen AB24 4EA · woodside.aberdeen.sch.uk · 01224 454900
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Overview
- Pupils
- 299
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Aberdeen City
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 80 places
- Teachers
- 20
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Average class size
- 24.9
- Additional support needs
- 116 pupils (39%)
- English as an additional language
- 46 pupils (15%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (220 pupils)
- P6 and older48.1% (38 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 24%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (short inspection, report published 27 February 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 27 Feb 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, May 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
May 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 3 · Satisfactory Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 28 Nov 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 80
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |